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African Economic Outlook 2013
Posted on: 28 February 2014
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Africa’s agricultural, mining and energy resources could boost the continent’s economic growth and pave the way for a breakthrough in human development, according to the African Economic Outlook 2013. The report is produced annually by the African Development Bank (AfDB), the OECD Development Centre, the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the UN Development Programme (UNDP). It covers economic, social and political development in 53 of the continent’s 54 countries.
International Year of Small Island Developing States
Posted on: 25 February 2014
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he United Nations has launched the International Year of Small Island Developing States, which aims to celebrate the contributions that this group of countries has made to the world. The Year will also help raise awareness of the UN Conference on Small Island Developing States, which will be held in September 2014 in Apia, Samoa, and will focus on building partnerships for sustainable development.
Chinese city and regional planning systems
Posted on: 24 February 2014
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While the Chinese planning system is vitally important to the rapid development which has been taking place over the past three decades, this new textbook aims to provide a comprehensive examination and critical evaluation of this system. It sets the current system in historical context and explains the hierarchy of government departments responsible for planning and construction, the different types of plans produced and recent urban planning innovations which have been put into practice. Illustrated with boxed empirical case studies, it shows the problems faced by the planning system in facing the uncertainty in the market economy.
Brazil: Building the country of tomorrow
Posted on: 20 February 2014
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This special issue of the Institution of Civil Engineers’ journal on Civil Engineering features reports on a wide range of innovative construction and research programmes in Brazil. As well as sporting facilities, the papers look at some of the other infrastructure projects set to contribute to Brazil’s prosperous long-term future. Please note that free access is available until 28 February 2014.
Development progress
Posted on: 17 February 2014
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This provides a hub for ideas, debate and resources on how the world is doing on international development goals.
Future of social housing: Environmental and social challenges and the way forward. Geneva, 4-5 February 2014
Posted on: 13 February 2014
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This event aimed to develop different concepts of social housing and identify the main challenges that the UNECE countries (including European countries, USA, Canada, and central and western Asia) need to address. Participants discussed how to: provide and finance social housing; improve social cohesion and living conditions; reduce energy poverty; and promote environmental sustainability. Presentations are available online.
Multi-dimensional review of Myanmar: Volume 1. Initial assessment
Posted on: 12 February 2014
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This assessment shows that Myanmar’s success in achieving growth will depend on developing the institutional/social capital necessary for economic/financial stability, to ensure the rule of law, to achieve environmentally sustainable development, and creating an enabling private sector environment.
Bangalore: From garden city to garbage city
Posted on: 12 February 2014
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Bangalore is one of the fastest-growing cities in the world. With a population approaching 9 million, it produces around 4000 tonnes of solid waste each day. Most of this is dumped in land fill sites near villages on the city’s outskirts. But is this the best way of dealing with the waste problem? Are there other solutions less damaging to both people and the environment? This film is about what happens to Bangalore’s waste, the controversies that it has provoked, and some of the potential solutions.
City Momentum Index
Posted on: 12 February 2014
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The City Momentum Index has been designed to capture evolution, to measure change and to identify which specific attributes will bring new visibility to some cities and reinforce the dynamism of others. The Index is not a measure of pure economic growth and performance, and therefore some powerful and successful cities such as Paris, Moscow, Seoul and Chicago do not appear in the Top 20, while rapidly-changing cities such as Shenzhen, Lima and Dubai do. The City Momentum Index begins to build bridges for the real estate market between those top real estate investment destinations that have an ease of attraction due to their many traditional strengths, and those cities with vision, hard work and energy that have the potential to ascend to new heights.
Exploring pathways to sustainability. New Delhi, 10-11 February 2014
Posted on: 12 February 2014
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The STEPS Centre carries out interdisciplinary research projects and policy engagement activities with partners in Africa, Asia, Latin America and Europe. STEPS’ work looks at how pathways to sustainability, linking environmental integrity with social justice, can be built in today’s complex, dynamic world. The 2014 Annual Symposium focused on the theme of ‘pathways to sustainability’. Participants considered how particular mainstream, development interventions emerge as part of self-reinforcing trajectories for change, and the implications of these pathways for both environmental integrity and social justice. They examined a range of contemporary issues including urbanisation and environmental health, climate change, securisation and grassroots innovation. The event also provided an opportunity to explore future trajectories of change and possibilities for switching to more sustainable alternative pathways. Further details are available online.
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